Determinants of exposure to inhalable particulate, wood dust, resin acids, and monoterpenes in a lumber mill environment

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-255

  Teschke, Kay ^a   Demers, Paul A ^a   Davies, Hugh W ^a   Kennedy, Susan M ^a   Marion, Stephen A ^a   Leung, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; Occupational exposure; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DUST ABATEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING; SAWMILLS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

INHALABLE PARTICULATE; LUMBER MILL ENVIRONMENT; MONOTERPENES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESIN ACIDS; WOOD DUST;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

RESIN; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TECHNIQUE; TREE; WOOD DUST;

EID: 0032974641     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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